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    dunce
    /dʌns/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person: "he was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUNCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A dunce is a disapproving term for a person who is slow to learn or stupid, especially at school. Find out more about the origin, usage and examples of this word, as well as its synonyms and translations.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › dunceDUNCE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Dunce definition: a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.. See examples of DUNCE used in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DunceDunce - Wikipedia

    Dunce is a mild insult in English meaning "a person who is slow at learning or stupid". The etymology given by Richard Stanyhurst is that the word is derived from the name of the Scottish scholastic theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus .

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdunce noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of dunce noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dunceDunce - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A dunce is a dummy — someone who isn't smart. You might be tempted to call your little brother a dunce when he walks out the door with his shoes on the wrong feet.

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › duncedunce | meaning of dunce in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    A dunce is an old-fashioned term for someone who is slow at learning things. The word comes from John Duns Scotus, a Scottish religious thinker. See how to use dunce in a sentence and related topics.

  8. en.thefreedictionary.com › dunceDunce - definition of dunce by The Free Dictionary

    Define dunce. dunce synonyms, dunce pronunciation, dunce translation, English dictionary definition of dunce. n. A stupid person; a dolt. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...